VS in transitive clauses

Category
Word Order
Notes

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla no
Cupeño no
Luiseño
Serrano
Kitanemuk
Kawaiisu
Timbisha
Western Mono no
Chemehuevi
Southern Paiute no
Southern Ute
Shoshone no
Comanche no
Idaho Shoshone no
Northern Paiute no
Gabrielino
Achagua no Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 2
Resígaro no Allin says that SOV order is "quite rigid" in transitive clauses. Allin, 1976: 318
Bare no Aikhenvald, 1995: 44
Piapoco no See examples on pages 251-252. Galindo, 2002: 251-252
Yukuna no Shauer & Shauer, 2000: p. 518
Yavitero yes The verb must be at the beginning and either of the orders are accepted VOS or VSO Mosonyi, 1987: p. 67, 90
Wapishana no Santos, 2006: 217
Wayuu yes Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 803
Tariana no Aikhenvald, 2003: 507
Apurinã no In corpus, only 15/173 free subjects follow verb. Aberdour, 1985: 28
Asheninka Apurucayali no Payne 1982:1820
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:40-42
Yanesha' yes Duff-Tripp 1997:158
Kinikinau yes Couto 2005:54
Baure yes Danielsen 2007: p333
Nanti no Non-focused, referential NPs are found before the verb when they are subjects and after the verb when they are objects, but these are uncommon. There are no examples of a transitive clause with two free referential NPs. Michael, 2008. p. 345
Paresi no Rowan and Burgess 1979:31
Palikur no SV Green and Green 1972:57
Yine no Matteson 1965:39
Añun yes author does not discuss word order, but verb seems to be S initial Patte 1989:75, 113-119
Bora no Seifart - 2005:63-68
Makiritare no Hall 1988: 46
Makushi yes Abbott 1991: 24
Eñepa yes Gildea 1993:44
Pemon yes de Armellada 1999: 23
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1990:3
Kogi no Stendal 1976:3
Cabecar no Margery 1985:102
Guaymí no Alphonse 1956:51
Damana no
Sikuani no Queixalós 2000
Macaguan no Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:546 But there may be some variation
Northern Emberá no Mortensen 1999:89 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá no Levinson 1978:25
Matses yes Fleck:814
Mapudungun no Zúñiga 2006, p. 240-1
Páez no Rojas:463
Quechua Ayacuchano no Soto 1976:59
Tikuna yes In the order OVS Soares Faco 1993:96
Urarina yes Olawsky:652
Waunana no It is only possible in derived passive sentences Mejía 2000:90
Andoke no Landaburu 1979: 96
Puinave yes Giron 2008: 336
Central Aymara no Huayhua Pari 2001: 289-291
Kakua no Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no Silva 2011/Goncalves 2011
Minica Witoto no Minor and Minor 1982. p.40
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect yes OSV preferred, SVO also common Weir 1984:24
Dâw no SV Martins 2005:521
Desano no Miller 1999, p. 2
Cubeo yes Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 141
Kotiria no Stenzel 2004, p. 220
Makuna yes Smotheron 1993, p.31 subject may appear clause initial also; focus
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, iii
Barasano yes The subject need not be explicit other than to be indicated by the person and number marking on the main verb. Jones & Jones 1991, p.108
Tanimuca no Strom 1992, p.114 The basic order of a transitive clause is SOV.
Siona no Wheeler - 1987:140
Tukano no West and Welch 2004; Ramirez 1997: 109, 367-9 inferred from examples
Yanomami no Ramirez 1994 based on a frequency count of basic declarative clauses with full NPs
Ninam no Goodwin-Gomez: 125
Sanumá no Borgman 1990: 19
Surui no Van der Meer (?):1
Karitiana no Everett 2006:320-1
Nheengatu yes Cruz 2011:417
Paraguayan Guaraní no Krivoshein and Acosta 2001:136-7
Aché no info
Kokama no Vallejos 2010:466
Nyangumarta yes 1
Jingulu yes 1
Wambaya yes 1
Bunuba yes 1
Walmajarri yes 1
Nyulnyul yes 1
Warrwa yes 1
Worrorra yes 1
Garrwa yes 54 1
Gooniyandi yes 1
Warlpiri yes h5-6 1
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 104 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi yes cf 203, text 7; 238, text 62 1
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa yes 106 1
Yandruwandha yes cf Breen dictionary 176, text A, line 15 1
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga yes 54, cf 39: ex 3-125 1
Woiwurrung no 67, 72 0
Wirangu No 49 0
Wemba-Wemba yes H 51 1
Warumungu No 42 0
Wangkumara yes r26 1
Uradhi No 368 0
Paakantyi no 236-237 0
Pitta-Pitta No 213 0
Pintupi no info x
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta yes 1
Ngiyambaa yes 222 1
Ngayawang No info x
Muruwari yes 219 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 64 0
Martuthunira no 238-239 0
Marrgany No 335 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 450 0
Kuku Yalanji yes 140 1
Kugu-Nganhcara No 415 0
Kaurna No info x
Kalkatungu yes 159 1
Jaru no info x
Guugu-Yimidhirr NO 101 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 341 0
Gugu-Badhun no 0
Yuwaalaraay No 93 0
Dyirbal No 291 0
Duungidjawu no 94 0
Djinang No 203 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 147 0
Dharuk
Dharawal yes 46; 63 1
Darkinyung no 51 0
Bularnu yes 108 1
Biri no 50 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no 0
Batyala No 4 0
Arabana no 311: cf text 9.2.5, sentence 16 0
Alyawarr yes 129 1
Nyikina yes 1
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 44 0
Wathawurrung yes 84 1
Mathi-Mathi yes 109 1
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie n/a 0
Thanggati no 88 0
Katthang no 106 0
Panyjima no 181-183 0
Ngarinyeri No info x
Kurrama yes 191 1
Yingkarta yes 1
Githabul No 42 0
Gunya No 335 0
Kunjen yes 30 1
WesternTorres no info x
Wakaya yes 102 1
Yindjilindji yes 503 1
Bandjalang No 115 0
Ngaatjatjara No 28 0
Arrernte No 329 0
Kokatha No 66 0
Karajarri No 319 0
Pitjantjatjara No G 40 0
Ritharrngu Yes 103 1
Warrgamay Yes 63 1
Warluwarra no 0
Warnman Yes 12 1
Djapu yes 155-6 1
Bilinarra no info x
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala Yes 76 1
Narungga No 86 0
Tharrkari Yes 13 1
Wajarri No 138 0
Warungu yes 376 1
Adnyamathanha
Yagua yes Payne and Payne 1990:254
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001